Front Office Football Eight

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 279 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 278 reviews: 84.3h for positive, 9.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (69.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (78)

• Cardiac Arrest Award Your team came from behind to win in the fourth quarter 100%
• Diamond in the Rough You drafted a seventh rounder who started a game 98%
• Plenty of Skittles Your player notched a 40-yard touchdown run 93%
• Da Bears Award Your team held an opponent under 200 total yards 86%
• Heart of Stone You released your first player 84%
• Ernie Banks Award Your team won its first overtime game 82%
• Away for the Holidays Your team reached the playoffs 81%
• Chuck Noll Award Win a game with 40 or more rushing attempts 80%
• Master Puppeteer You won your first game while calling the plays 80%
• Executive Privilege You won a battle for a contested free agent 78%
• Bargain Shopper You signed your first free agent 76%
• Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzing Your team sacked the quarterback seven times in a game 74%
• Wheeler Dealer You completed your first trade 72%
• The Golden Goose Egg Award Your team earned its first shutout 61%
• Sisterhood of the Traveling Shoulder Pads Your team was involved in a tie game 57%
• Bombs Away Your player launched a 90-yard touchdown pass 49%
• Eat a Fiftyburger Your team scored 50 points in a game 47%
• Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Blocked One of your players had 16 or more tackles 45%
• Front Office Bowl Award Your team won the Front Office Bowl 44%
• Defense, Can You Spare Me a Dime Your team won a game while scoring less than ten points 44%
• Lighting up the Scoreboard 450 points or more scored in a season 41%
• The Gunslinger Your player threw for 444 yards in a game 41%
• The Iron Curtain 250 points or less allowed in a season 40%
• Joe Montana Award Your team won a playoff game by more than 25 points 40%
• Chairman of the Defense Your team produced a league Defensive Player of the Year 40%
• Ground and Pound 2,400 or more rushing yards in a season 38%
• Secondary Success 3,200 or less passing yards allowed in a season 38%
• A Very Very Special Special Teamer You drafted a punter or kicker in the first two rounds of the amateur draft 35%
• Worst to First Award You went from last place in your division last season to first place this season 32%
• Legend of the Fall One of your players was named Legend of the Game 31%
• The First Hundred Your team has won 100 games 31%
• Impenetrable Object 1,250 or less rushing yards allowed in a season 30%
• The Heart is a Lonely Punter Your team went an entire game without punting the ball 30%
• One for the Thumb Your team won its fifth Front Office Bowl 30%
• Hearty Breakfast One of your players had four or more pancake blocks 29%
• Full House Award Your team had 100% attendance for a season 29%
• Wizard of Wall Street Your team led the league in profit 29%
• All Star Roster You had four first-team all-league players 26%
• Don Coryell Award Win a game with less than ten rushing attempts 25%
• Budget Like It's Capitol Hill Spend more on bonus money than salary in a year 23%
• Dance with the Immortals A player reached the Hall of Fame and will wear your team cap 22%
• The Palladium Passing Attack 4,800 or more passing yards in a season 22%
• True Patriot You drafted a player born on the Fourth of July 22%
• It Was a Rather Blustery Day Your team won in winds of 40 miles per hour 20%
• Building Certificate You created your first offensive play for your playbook 19%
• Herb's Award You had a season evaluation score of 95 or better 18%
• Bill Belichick Award Your team reached the playoffs for the 14th time 16%
• Vinny Testaverde Award You started a quarterback aged 40 or older 16%
• Ryan Leaf Award You released one of your recent first-round picks 16%
• Taxing Situation You built a new stadium for your franchise 15%
• Scoring Machine Your team threw for 40 touchdowns in a season 15%
• Collapsed Pocket Award Your team sacked opposing quarterbacks 60 or more times in a season 13%
• Pats and Fins Award Your team went undefeated in the regular season 11%
• Veteran General Manager You've run a franchise for 50 seasons 8.7%
• Flipper Anderson Award 336 receiving yards in a game 8.1%
• Jason Witten Award 110 receptions in a season for a tight end 7.8%
• The Real Easter Egg You played a game on Easter Sunday 6.9%
• Midnight Marauder You moved your franchise to a new city 6.1%
• Drew Bledsoe Award 45 pass completions in a game 5.5%
• Eric Dickerson Award 2,105 yards rushing in a season 5.2%
• Sid Luckman Award Seven passing touchdowns in a game 4.9%
• Brett Favre Award 61,655 career yards passing for your team 3.9%
• Norm Van Brocklin Award 554 yards passing a game 3.6%
• More than a Dynasty Your team has won 1,000 games 3.2%
• John Hannah Award 500 career run blocks for your team 2.6%
• Adrian Peterson Award 296 rushing yards in a game 2.5%
• Walter Payton Award 21,803 career all-purpose yards for your team 2.5%
• Matthew Stafford Award 727 pass attempts in a season 2.3%
• Peyton Manning Award 5,477 yards passing in a season 2.2%
• Randy Moss Award 23 touchdown receptions in a season 1.6%
• Jerry Rice Awarad 1,281 career receptions for your team 1.4%
• Jamie Morris Award 45 rushing attempts in a game 1.3%
• Matt Prater Award 75 extra points made in a season 1.3%
• Developer Appreciation Award You drafted a player named Gindin 1.3%
• Bruce Smith Award 171 career sacks for your team 0.7%
• Josh Cribbs Award 10,015 career kick return yards for your team 0.6%
• Bruce Matthews Award 292 career starts for your team 0.3%
• LeRoy Irvin Award 207 punt return yards in a game 0.1%